Today in the News: Utah gay marriages invalidated

News on Utah gay marriage, Colorado marijuana and Dennis Rodman.

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Moberly Monitor-Index - Moberly, MO

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Posted Jan. 8, 2014 at 6:05 PM

Posted Jan. 8, 2014 at 6:05 PM

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"Based on counsel from the Attorney General's Office regarding the Supreme Court decision, state recognition of same-sex marital status is ON HOLD until further notice. Please understand this position is not intended to comment on the legal status of those same-sex marriages – that is for the courts to decide. The intent of this communication is to direct state agency compliance with current laws that prohibit the state from recognizing same-sex marriages." - Derek Miller, the Utah said the governor's chief of staff, in a letter today that gay marriage licenses that were recently issued won’t be recognized.

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Colorado residents are buying so much marijuana, stores may soon run out, pot store owners say. It became legal on Jan. 1 to buy the drug in the state, and despite the high cost - upwards of $50 for one-eighth of an ounce - people can’t stop buying it.

Hot video: Rodman plays and sings in North Korea

Former NBA All-Star Dennis Rodman sang “Happy Birthday” to North Korean leader Kim Jung Un and played half a game with an ex-NBA squad against a North Korean team.